It has long been thought that science is our best hope for realizing objective knowledge, but that, to deliver on this promise, it must be value free. This volume investigates where and how values are involved in science, and examines the implications of this involvement for ideals of objectivity.

Chapter 1: Introduction Part I: Case Studies Chapter 2: John Dupré: Fact and Value Chapter 3: Michael Root: How Should Sociologists Study Social Problems? Chapter 4: Lynn Hankinson and Allison Wylie: Coming to Terms with the Value(s) of Science: Insights from Feminist Science Scholarship Chapter 5: Brad Wray: Evaluating Scientists Part II: Evidence and Values Chapter 6: Elliott Sober: Evidence and Value Freedom Chapter 7: Heather Douglas: Rejecting the Ideal of Value Free Science Chapter 8: John Roberts: Is Logical Empiricism Committed to the Ideal of Value Free Science? Chapter 9: Sherri Roush: Constructive Empiricism and the Role of Social Values in Science Chapter 10: Gerald Doppelt: The Value Ladenness of Scientific Knowledge Chapter 11: Harold Kincaid: Contextualist Morals and Science Index

"Historians of science whose work has led them to puzzle over their own and their historical actors' judgments of the relations between value and scientific fact will find much of value here."--Alan Richardson, Isis "A valuable anthology of essays by contemporary philosophers."--Choice "A well structured and informative introduction provides readers with background on the question of values in science.... Anyone who is interested in the question of values in science...will find Value-Free Science? a worthwhile read."--Lisa Gannett, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

Harold Kincaid is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Alabama. John Dupré is Professor of Philosophy of Science and Director of the ESRC Centre for Genomics in Society at the University of Exeter.